Ryanair looks to control around 20 per cent of Europe's aviation market within five years, compared to five per cent today.

The news came as Ryanair announced its summer 2016 schedule, with new flights to Milan, Sofia, Verona and Vilnius.

It said UK customers can choose from over 150 London routes next summer and can look forward to further improvements as Ryanair continues Year 2 of its Always Getting Better programme, which has already delivered native mobile apps, reduced sports and airport fees and a new car hire partnership with CarTrawler.